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The price we pay for this landmark freedom is the inherent promise to respect that others have it, too

Thomas Jefferson, one of the architects of our American democracy, was very proud of his role in establishing the University of Virginia — so proud, in fact, that he listed that accomplishment on his headstone but not that little detail about being the third president of the United States.

One supposes that eternal pride was muted last Thursday night when a group of protesters, including U.Va. students, disrupted what promised to be a thought-provoking panel discussion on campus involving representatives of Israel’s military. The protesters, apparently terrified of actual...

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The price we pay for this landmark freedom is the inherent promise to respect that others have it, too
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